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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1976
Page
5
Scott May and Kent Benson of Indiana walked around Philadelphia's Spectrum on Friday ahead of NCAA semifinal clash with UCLA. Both stars posed for photos and spoke with reporters as they prepared for the big showdown.
Phil Hubbard lifted teammate Rickey Green to straighten a bent goal rim during a Wolverine workout. Michigan prepares to face unbeaten Rutgers in the NCAA semifinal at 1 15 p m Iowa time.
Rutgers and Indiana, both 31 0 and 30 0 respectively, reach the NCAA semifinals with Rutgers favored over Michigan and Indiana favored to edge UCLA. Key players include Rutgers stars Sellers Jordan and Dabney, Michigan’s Green Hubbard Grote, and Indiana’s May Benson Buckner Abernethy Wilkerson. The matchups set an all time great weekend in Philadelphia with high stakes and strong coaching.
Eastside Maidrite of Cedar Rapids upset Hawk Skelly 80 79 in a first round game as Dan Breitbach led with 19 points and teammates Witts Albers and Weeber added 13. Kirby advanced to a quarterfinal with 79 76 over Western while McCoy scored 31 for Hawk Skelly. Davenport Tobacco II defeated FMC 101 62 with Hinton 30 for the winners. Semifinals set for Friday and Saturday with Eastside Maidrite facing Ames Pistols at 9 05 p m.
In State College AP reports Delta State narrowingly defeated Wayland Baptist 61-60 as Debbie Brock hit two late free throws. Immaculata beat William Penn 74-52 to reach the finals, led by Sandy Miller with 18 points. Jan Irby scored 17 for William Penn, Susie Kudina added 16.
Coe College Kohawks split a Texas doubleheader with Jarvis Christian as Barrie Ernst pitched a one run six hit shutout in the nightcap to finish 6-0. Jeff Drahozat had two hits in three at bats, aiding Coe's 3-3 tour record and home opener at Daniels Park against Grinnell next Saturday. Jarvis Christian won the opener 8-2 behind an 15-5 mark.
Tennessee Tech defeated Mississippi 111 to 93 and topped Baylor 89 to 78 in separate games. Montclair beat Queens 98 to 94, while Western Connecticut triumphed 75 to 67 over Cal-Fullerton. Long Beach beat Semitingt by forfeit with Immaculata 74 over William Penn 52.
Two NCAA finals pace the day with Rutgers at 31-0 meeting Michigan at 24-6 at 1:15, followed by Indiana 30-0 challenging UCLA 26-3 at 3:15. Action centers on perfect records and high stakes for conference bragging rights.
At East Lansing Iowa earned two finalists in the 68th annual Big Ten gymnastics meet as Purdue and Northwestern did not field teams. Bob Siemiannowski posted 18.1 on pommel horse and Mark Haeger 18.6 in parallel bars, with Iowa also tied for first in high bar as George Wakerlin scored 9.2 to equal Glenn Hime of Michigan State.
Providence Rhode Island AP Jim Montgomery of Indiana University reclaimed the American record in the 500 yard freestyle during the NCAA Swimming and Diving championships at Brown University. He had lost it to Bruce Furniss in the preliminaries, then led wire to wire to win the event. Later USC set an in-
The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association named Brian Calkins of Muscatine KWPC KFMH and Bob Brown of The Fort Dodge Messenger as Iowa sportscaster and sportswriter of the year for 1975. Calkins, 54, a 14 year veteran, previously won in 1969 and 1974 and serves on NSSA board. Brown, 20 year Messenger sports editor, became editor January 1.
The American League awarded Toronto its 14th franchise for the 1977 season at a 7 million price to Labatt’s Breweries. The team will play at the Canadian National Exhibition stadium, with four payments planned and an aim to secure a stadium lease quickly.
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